Start with Floating Fry (8-10) on a Fish as a single fly. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
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Conditions are ideal for Clay Lane Farm Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Two-acre private, secluded lake at Knolls Green/Mobberley between Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Knutsford; noted for variety of trout species (brown, rainbow, golden, blue, brook and tiger), usually fished on a floating line, with on-site instruction. (Golden trout present but outside the canonical fly-species slug list.)
Two-acre private, secluded lake at Knolls Green/Mobberley between Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Knutsford; noted for variety of trout species (brown, rainbow, golden, blue, brook and tiger), usually fished on a floating line, with on-site instruction.
Start with Floating Fry (8-10) on a Fish as a single fly. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses. If that does not produce, switch depth or speed before changing the pattern entirely.
A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 5 as a supporter.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Fly recommendations
Point fly shown — supporters see the whole team, sizes and why.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Conditions are ideal for Clay Lane Farm Fishery — wind, cloud and temperature all line up.
Two-acre private, secluded lake at Knolls Green/Mobberley between Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Knutsford; noted for variety of trout species (brown, rainbow, golden, blue, brook and tiger), usually fished on a floating line, with on-site instruction. (Golden trout present but outside the canonical fly-species slug list.)
